Fender for automobiles.



PATENTBD JULY 10, 1906.

J. D\ PARKE. FENDER FOR AUTOMBILES. Ammonium FILED nu a. 1906.

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JAMES D. PARKE; OF TOLEDO, QHI, SSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM D. PARKE.. GF TOLEDO, CHIC,

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Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented-July 10, 1906.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES D. PARKE a citizen of the United States, residinV at o' lede, in the county of Lucas and xtate of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders for Automobiles; an I do declare the following to be a'full, clear, and exect description of the invention, such as wili enable others skiiied in the..

art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin s, and to the figures of reference marked t ereon, which form a part of this specification.

Many of the accidents due to the rapid running and to the momentum of automobiles may be avoided by the use of a fender on the front of the car.

The object of my: invention is to provide such a fender which shall be li ht and strong, which shall' be normaily out o the way when not in use, and which may instantly by a 'slight touch ofthe foot of Vthe operator be thrown into such operative osition as to prevent footfpassengers or snialli animals from being run over. I attain these. objects by means of the devices and arran ement of parts hereinafter described, and s own andY illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Which- Figure fl is a side elevation of en autornobie provided with my fender; Fig. 2, a top plan vieWoi" the same; and Fi 3, a rear elevation, pertly in section, o 'the tripping mechanism bereinaftervreferred to.

Like numerals of reel-ence indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

In the drawings, is atender consisting ef a frame composed preferably, of iight steei rods. These, rodsrirefer to cover with closely-fitting india-rubber tubing. The top of this frameis curved into trough-like A form, as shown in Fig. 1 and is plvetally vframe of the car.

sup orted, as at 2, 'u on orwardly-projectF ing rachats 3, se ured) to the front of the car. To one side of the upper rear edge of the frame 1 is`pivotal1y secured, as at 4, a rod 5, which extendsback horizontally to the side of the seat of the operator, where it is. ivot 'ally secured as ato, to e iever the ower end' of whic is fulcrnmed as at 8, u on the y Upon the side of t e lever lisa pawl l v which slides in suitable 'guides upon lever 'and which is held normaiiy thro depressed by a coiied s rin 10. A ri handle 11, pivotally conndbteif with the gated and arranged close to the handleat the top of the lever serves tocontrol the pawl 9.

12 is a. rael-bar having teeth on its uuper edge which teeth are normally engage by by the `pawi 9. Tbis'rack-bar is curved in approximately the are of the circle described by the pointofl the pawl 9 and at its rear end is pivoted, as at 13 to the side of. the ear. The 'front end of the rack-bar moves in a suitabie guide 14 and is pivotally connected, as et 15, With the upper end of a rod 16, which at its lower end 1s secured, as at 17, to an ann 18, secured by a sleeve, asat 19, to-a short stoutstai 20. This staff'extends up through the licor 21 of the ear'and carries at its top a foov piate 22 within convenient 'reach of thefoot of the operator. Y The lower end of the staff 2G .moves in a guide 20a. A coiled spring 23 interposed between the bottom of the ui e-piece 20 and the partlQ, serves to bold the staff and foot-piece 2022 elevated.

The operation of my device is es foliows: The parts being assembled and connected, as silown and described, the pawl 9 is heid nor- Inaiiy depressed by the vspring 10, and the rack-ber 12 is pressed upwardly by' spring `23 h the connections 1S and 16. The 1ever 7 Y eing thrown back into the position indicated in Fig. 2 `pulls upon a rod 5, thus throwing the fender up out of the Way of obstructions, as shown by the solid lines in Fig. 1. Now should occasion require that the fender be quickly drop ed close to the vroad the operator touches t e foot-piece 22 thus depressing steif 20, arm 18, rod 16, and the forward end of the rack-bal" 12. The

ipearly!) is new disenagedrom the teeth of A nder te its the desired position.

b the dotted -f IOO Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In e, device of the described character, e fender, e pivotal support for the fender upon which the fender may be swung vertically, e rod pivotelly connected with the fender, e lever with which seid rod is connected, e

ewl upon the lever7 e pivoted ruck-bar heving teeth adapted to engage seid pewl, e footpiece, connections between the reekber and the foot-piece, and e spring which holds the rack-ber normally in engagement with the pawl.

2. In e device of the described character, e fender, a pivotal support for the fender, e

rod pivotelly connected at one end to the fender, a lever pivotally connected with the other end of the rod, e pawl upon the lever, a sprin which holds the pew] normell projectec, e. curved rack-ber having teet normally engaged by said pawl, e` foot-piece, connections between the foot-piece and the ,rack-bar, and e spring which holds the rackbar pressed normally toward the pawl.

In testlmony whereof I ailix my signature 1n presence of 'two witnesses.

JAMES D. PARKE.

Witnesses:

CLEM. V. WAGNER, ADA LAW. 

